Each year you come into these holiday gift guides hoping for something cheap — but considerate — to give your favorite stoners. You know your pockets are out-of-office for that new bong or dab rig they’ve been craving, but you …
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Bogus ‘cure’ claims have U.S. consumers snapping up CBD products
(HealthDay)—CBD has been widely marketed as a cure-all for whatever ails you, and a new study finds many Americans are buying the sales pitch. Researchers tracking a Reddit forum on CBD found many folks discussing use of cannabidiol to treat …
Read More »It cures acne, afib, anxiety? CBD users think it’s real medicine, contrary to evidence
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Cannabidiol (CBD) is a chemical found in hemp or marijuana plants that does not make users high. Despite CBD only being approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat rare forms of childhood …
Read More »Synthetic version of CBD treats seizures in rats
CBD from extracts of cannabis or hemp plants could be used to treat epilepsy and other conditions. UC Davis chemists have come up with a way to make a synthetic version of CBD and showed that it is as effective …
Read More »Early life exposure to nicotine alters neurons, predisposes brain to addiction later
A stained micrograph of a mouse purkinje neuron, a type of brain cell that releases the GABA neurotransmitter, and which is affected by nicotine exposure. Credit: Cell Image Library, NCMIR Neonatal exposure to nicotine alters the reward circuity in the …
Read More »Co-use of cannabis and tobacco linked to poorer functioning among young adults
Credit: CC0 Public Domain More than a third of young adults report using both cannabis and tobacco or nicotine products, providing a unique challenge to public health officials as cannabis is legalized in more jurisdictions, according to a new RAND …
Read More »Sunny Portugal: A gateway to Europe’s medical pot market
CANTANHEDE, Portugal (Reuters) – Famous for its roasted suckling pig and wines, the Portuguese city of Cantanhede now hosts the country’s first medical cannabis production farm – a budding European hub of efforts to meet growing demand for the flowering …
Read More »Activist Soapmaker David Bronner Partners with Flow Kana to Launch Ethically and Ecologically Sourced Cannabis Brand
New Non-Profit Company Brother David’s to Dedicate Profits to Fuel & Fund Regenerative Organic Agriculture and Drug Policy Reform EMERALD TRIANGLE, CA – Brother David’s, a new non-profit cannabis company, will launch in April 2019 to provide a new option …
Read More »What Other States can Learn from California’s Cannabis Legalization Process
Why some of California’s cannabis rollout has been a failure, and what other states can learn from it. In 2016, roughly 57% of Californians voted to legalize cannabis yet today, it is only available to less than 20% of the …
Read More »Study provides insights on marijuana and opioid use in people with cancer
A new study reveals that many people with cancer use marijuana, and rates of use in the U.S. have increased over time. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study also found that …
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